- 09 Oct Registration
- 10 Oct Workshop
- 11 Oct Clinical Microbiology
- 12 Oct Clinical, Foodborne and Marine Microbiology
- 13 Oct Applied and Environmental Microbiology
15:00 - 20:00
Registration and Test
08:30 - 10:15
Animal models for biofilm infections
8:30-10:15
Biofilm-specific antigen discovery for Staphylococcus aureus
Dr. Janette Harro (University of Maryland, Baltimore)
Biofilms in wound infections
Dr. Kendra Rumbaugh (Texas Tech University, Lubbock)
The role of the microbiome and barrier integrity on skin immunity
Dr. Nathan Archer (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore)
10:15-10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:15
Biofilm reactor systems, analytical tools and reproducibility
10:30-12:15
Dr. Paul Stoodley (Ohio State University, Columbus)
Dr. Birthe Kjellerup (University of Maryland, College Park)
Dr. Albert Parker (Montana State University, Bozeman)
14:00 - 16:00
Omicsmart: an interactive web-based tool for customized data mining and visualization in high-throughput sequencing
14:30-16:00
Omicshare: an arsenal for omic data exploration in biofilm and microbiome
Dr. Wenjie Huang (Genedenovo BioTech, Guangzhou)
Dr. Chendi Yu
Dr. Mengdi Zhang
16:00-16:15 Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00
Meet the editors How to get your paper published in peer-reviewed journal
16:15-18:00
Dr. Sheba Agarwal
Dr. Tom Coenye (Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.)
Dr. Birthe Kjellerup (University of Maryland, College Park)
18:15-20:30 Dinner and Social Networking at Xihu Hotel
08:30 - 10:50
Session 1
8:30-8:40
Opening ceremony
8:40-9:00
Memorial section for Dr. Mark Shirtliff
Dr. Birthe Kjellerup
Dr. Janette Harro
Dr. Brian Peters
Dr. Zhenbo Xu
9:00-9:30
Tolerance in microbial biofilms: different mechanisms, different solutions
Dr. Tom Coenye (Ghent University, Belgium)
9:30-10:00
Biofilm-specific antigen discovery for Staphylococcus aureus and clinical applications
Dr. Janette Harro (University of Maryland, Baltimore)
10:00-10:30
The formation and disruption of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilmt
Dr. Luyan Ma (Institution of Microbiology, Beijing)
10:30-10:50 Coffee break
10:50 - 12:50
Session 2
10:50-11:20
The role of biofilms in orthopaedic periprosthetic joint infections
Dr. Paul Stoodley (Ohio State University, Columbus)
11:20-11:50
Biofilms in wound infections
Dr. Kendra Rumbaugh (Texas Tech University, Lubbock)
11:50-12:20
Signal perception of a phytopathogenic bacterium regulates biofilm and virulence
Dr. Wei Qian (Institution of Microbiology, Beijing)
12:20-12:50
Biofilm-related infection: microbiology, clinical spectrum, and antibiotic resistance
Dr. Po-Ren Hsueh (National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei)
13:00-14:15 Lunch at Xihu Hotel
14:30 - 19:00
Session 3
14:30-15:00
Identification of genes involved in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm-specific resistance to antibiotics
Dr. Thien-Fah Mah (University of Ottawa, Ottawa)
15:00-15:30
Enterococcus faecalis extracellular electron transfer and iron-augmented biofilm in the GI tract
Dr. Kimberly Kline (Nanyang Technological University SCELSE, Singapore)
15:30-16:00
Biofilm-related infectious diseases: treatment options
Dr. Wen-Chien Ko (National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taipei)
16:00-16:10 Coffee break
16:10-16:40
The role of the microbiome and barrier integrity on skin immunity
Dr. Nathan Archer (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore)
16:40-17:10
Antimicrobial resistance, biofilm and molecular epidemiology of important clinical microorganisms in Guangzhou representative of Southern China
Dr. Dingqiang Chen (Southern Medical University, Guangzhou)
17:10-17:25
Biofilm formation and pathogenic genes of clinical hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
Dr. Guangchao Yu (First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou)
17:25-17:40
Biofilm formation ability of clinical Candida albicans
Dr. Congxiu Ye (Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou)
17:40-17:55
Rapid screening of biofilm related genes in Staphylococcus aureus
Dr. Ling Yang (First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou)
17:55-18:10
Omicshare: an arsenal for omic data exploration in biofilm and microbiome
Dr. Wenjie Huang (Genedenovo BioTech, Guangzhou)
18:10-19:00 Poster session
19:00-20:30 Dinner and Social Networking at Xihu Hotel
08:30 - 10:45
Session 4
830-9:00
Surface sensing in P. aeruginosa by the Wsp chemosensory system
Dr. Matthew Parsek (University of Washington, Seattle)
9:00-9:30
Fat chance: disparate Candida biofilm formation in clinical lipid emulsions
Dr. Brian Peters (University of Tennessee, Memphis)
9:30-10:00
Biofilm formation in pigmented and non-pigmented Staphylococcus aureus
Dr. Chunlei Shi( Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai)
10:00-10:30
Regulation of prophage excision by host protein during biofilm formation of Pseudomonas Regulation of prophage excision by host protein during biofilm formation of Pseudomonas
Dr. Xiaoxue Wang (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Guangzhou)
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 13:00
Session 5
10:45-11:15
Real time monitoring of bacteria by SPR biosensor
Dr. Chii-Wann Lin (National Taiwan University, Taipei)
11:15-11:45
Discovery of new approaches for treating biofilm-related infections
Dr. Chuanwu Xi (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
11:45-12:00
Molecular mechanism of biofilm drug resistance and anti-biofilm strategies
Dr. Lichuan Gu (Shandong University, Jinan)
12:15-12:45
Protein farnesyltranferase activity mediates Aspergillus fumigatus colony biofilm formation on complex nutrient sources
Dr. Jarrod Fortwendel (University of Tennessee, Memphis)
12:45-13:00
Improving the antimicrobial efficacy of essential oils: Mechanism and Application in Foods
Dr. Mingming Guo (Zhejiang University, Hangzhou)
13:00-14:15 Lunch at Xihu Hotel
14:30 - 19:00
Session 6
14:30-15:00
A re-evaluation of macrolides as quorum sensing inhibitors for biofilm control
Dr. Liang Yang (Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen)
15:00-15:30
The regulatory functions of PhoU homologues in Staphylococcus
Dr. Di Qu (Fudan University, Shanghai)
15:30-16:00
Biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus with antibiotics or Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Dr. Zhenbo Xu (South China University of Technology, Guangzhou)
16:00-16:10 Coffee break
16:10-16:40
Microbial biofilm formation and migration on ventricular assist device drivelines: from bench to bedside
Dr. Yue Qu (Monash University, Melbourne)
16:40-17:10
Polymicrobial interaction between Lactic acid bacteria and yeast through aggregation
Dr. Junyan Liu (University of Maryland, College Park)
17:10-17:25
Study on the mechanism of biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogene
Dr. Xiaomei Bie (Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing)
17:25-17:40
The effect of LadR protein on biofilm formation in Listeria monocytogene
Dr. Moutong Chen (Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou)
17:40-17:55
Formation of viable but nonculturable cells of lactic acid bacteria growing in biofilms in beer industry
Dr. Yang Deng (Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao)
17:55-18:10
Improved quantitative detection of viable but nonculturable Vibrio parahaemolyticus
in shrimp samples
Dr. Li Wang (South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou)
18:10-19:00 Poster session
19:00-20:30 Dinner and Social Networking at Xihu Hotel
08:30 - 10:45
Session 7
8:30-9:00
Biofilm based bioremediation of contaminated of soil and sediment
Dr. Birthe Kjellerup (University of Maryland, College Park)
9:00-9:30
Perturbations shape microbial community function, structure and assembly dynamics
Dr. Stefan Wuertz (Nanyang Technological University SCELSE, Singapore)
9:30-10:00
To be determined
Dr. Rongchang Wang (Tongji University, Shanghai)
10:00-10:30
Fabricated micropillar array electrode for early biofilm electrochemical signature
Dr. Enrico Marsili (Nazarbayev University, Nursultan)
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 13:00
Session 8
10:45-11:15
Biofilm biology-informed biofilm engineering for environmental biotechnology
Dr. Bin Cao (Nanyang Technological University SCELSE, Singapore)
11:15-11:45
Chemical signals and biofilm formation in Dickeya zeae
Dr. Lianhui Zhang (South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou)
11:45-12:15
Self-organization and long-range transport in bacterial communities
Dr. Yilin Wu (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
12:15-12:45
Exploration of three-dimensional dynamics of bacteria near a surface
Dr. Xiangjun Gong (South China University of Technology, Guangzhou)
12:45-13:00
Characterization and control on the VBNC state of bacteria within biofilms
Dr. Yanhua Zheng (Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical Univ., Guangzhou)
13:00-14:15 Lunch at Xihu Hotel
14:30 - 19:00
Session 9
14:30-15:00
After the biofilm: bacterial transfer, infections and hand hygiene in a healthcare environment
Dr. Albert Parker (Montana State University, Bozeman)
15:00-15:30
Quaternary ammonium salts combat dental caries
Dr. Lei Cheng (Sichuan University, Chengdu)
15:30-16:00
Bacteria surface colonization and multigenerational memory during early biofilm development
Dr. Calvin Lee (University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles)
16:00-16:10 Coffee break
16:10-16:40
Reinstate microbial networks for sustainability of degraded agroecosystems: a microbial biofilm approach
Dr. Gamini Seneviratne (National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy)
16:40-17:10
High throughput phenotype profiling and manipulating of single cells
Dr. Fan Jin (Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen)
17:10-17:25
Durably antibacterial and bacterially antiadhesive cotton fabrics coated by cationic fluorinated polymers
Dr. Jing Lin (Guangzhou University, Guangzhou)
17:25-17:40
Borneol-decorated polymers with durable antimicrobial properties as cotton fabric finishing agents
Dr. Jianyu Su (South China University of Technology, Guangzhou)
17:40-17:55
Electroactive biofilm-based technology for antibiotic removal from wastewater with simultaneous bioelectrical energy recovery
Dr. Jian Sun (Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou)
17:55-18:10
Development of functional beverages using kombucha biofilms
Dr. Viduranga Waisundara (Australian College of Business & Technology, Kandy)
18:10-19:00 Poster session
19:00-20:30 Dinner and Social Networking at Xihu Hotel